Pictured are the 2020 Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society inductees, as well as the second and third year honorees.

Posted: Apr 23, 2020

NEW CASTLE, Del. - - Now in its 11th year of existence, the Wilmington University athletics department announces a record 119 student-athletes as Academic All-Stars for its annual Athletics Academic All-Star program, announced virtually by the athletics department.

The night is typically held on campus with student-athletes and parents in attendance to accept the awards, given to student-athletes who carry a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA. Despite 2020 throwing a curveball at the spring season for not only Wilmington University, but the entire nation, the student-athletes still put the work in in the classroom to receive the awards.

Wilmington, the second university in the state of Delaware to hold Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society status, also recognized two individuals that became a third-year honoree of the academic honor society, eight individuals that became second-year honorees, and inducted 35 more outstanding individuals into the 2020 class.

In order to be inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society, a student-athlete must carry a 3.50 or greater cumulative GPA and be of junior academic status at the beginning of their fifth semester.

Chi Alpha Sigma's purpose is to: encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited colleges and universities; to recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity letter winners; to encourage good citizenship, moral character, and friendship among the high academic achievers in college athletics, to recognize and honor the individual athlete, his/her team, sport, athletic department, and college or university; and to mentor and to provide leadership to other athletes.